Collapsible lid for soda fountains and the like



- March 23 1926. I 1,577,679

T. D. BIBBY COLLAPSIBLE LID FOR SODA FOUNTAINS AND THE LIKE Filed June 30. 1925 Patented Mar. 23,1926.

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FIXTURE COMPANY, on Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, a CORPORATION on CALI- FOR'NIA.

coLtaPsrBLn LID non SODA FOUNTAINS AND THE LIKE.

Application filed June 30, 1925. flerial No. 40,619.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs Dickson Bin'BY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Los Angeles,

State of California,have invented a new and useful Collapsible Lid for Soda Fountams and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collapsible lids for soda fountains and the like, and is more particularly directed to a lid or cover constructed so as to provide an insulated cover to prevent the flow of heat into the frozen food or ice-cream container which the cover or lid is used to enclose, and which is so constructed that thesame may be entlrely removed from the soda fountain when 'desired, and which is also provided with a double-hinge construction so that the same may be folded out of the way when access is desired to the ice-cream container.

Lids or covers used for enclosing containers for ice-cream in soda fountains and the like have for the main part been of one-piece construction and have been such that when folded out of position they required a large space or a space equal to the size of the cover, which necessarily increases the required size of the soda fountam, whlch is undesirable from a commercial standpoint and from the standpoint of conservatlon of space in drug stores, confectionery stores, and the like. i

Other objects and advantages of this in Vention will be apparent from the following detailed description ofa preferred embodiment thereof, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Fig. 1 illustrates a top plan View of a fragment of a soda fountain, illustrating the position of a plurality of covers or l ds embodying this invention, and illustrating one of such lids folded back to permit access to the container which the same encloses.

Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of a soda fountain lid embodying this invention, illustrating the same as folded back out of position in dotted lines.

In the preferred embodiment of this invention illustrated in the accompanying drawin s, 1 illustrates a soda fountain of any desired construction, upon which a pluinsulating material 7.

of a sheet-metal body 6 which encloses an The members 4 and 5 present an annular flange 8 which rests upon the edge 9 of the soda fountain 1 over the hole in which the container for ice-cream or the like is fitted. A handle 10 is secured to the section 4 by any suitable means such as illustrated at 11. The section 4 is secured to the section 5 by means of a hinge 12 at the inner or central edges of the members 1 and 5 so that the cover, when in the position illustrated in full lines in Fig. 2, will present a rigid and secure cover, the upper edges 13 of the members 1 and 5 being engaged to prevent further relative hinging or pivoting of the sections 4 and 5.

Secured to the rearward section 5 by means of a hinge 14 is a member 15 which forms the rearward portion of the cover 3. Secured to the outer edgeof the member 15 is an arcuate slip 16 which fits into a corresponding slot or recess 17 formed in the outer portion of the soda fountain 1. The slip 16 isremovably inserted in the slot 17 so that the entire cover may be removed from the soda fountain 1 when it is desired to clean the cover or when it is desired to insert a container of ice-cream or the like into the soda fountain.

When access is desired to the container which the cover 3 closes, the cover 3 is lifted by means of the handle 10 and folded back to the position illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. It will be apparent from this dotted line illustration that this cover when folded,v

to this position requires just half the space that the rigid or one-piece cover would require, and therefore enables the manufacturerof the soda fountain to reduce the depth of the soda fountain a corresponding amount.

Having fully described a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction herein set forth for the purpose of illustratiomwhich may obviously be varied in detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim 1. A collapsible cover for soda fountains, comprising two sections hingedly united at their inner edges, and each of which sections includes a shell enclosing an insulating material, and means secured to the rearward section for removably securing the cover in position at the top of the soda fountain cover.

2. A collapsible cover for soda fountains, comprising two sections hingedly united at their inner edges, and each of which sections includes a shell enclosing an insulating material, and means hingedly secured to the rearward section for removably securing the cover in position at the top of the soda fountain cover.

3. A collapsible cover for soda fountains, comprising a forward section and a rearward section hingedly united at their adja cent edges and being provided with means to prevent the cover collapsing when in posi; tion to close the container mounted within the soda fountain, and means hingedly secured to the rearward section for removablyl securing the cover in position at the top of; the soda fountain cover. a

4. A circular collapsible cover for soda fountains comprising a segmental section reinovably secured to the soda fountain, a second segmental section hingedly secured to the first said section at the upper side, a third segmental section hingedly secured to the second said section at the under side the said latter two sections having engaging edges to prevent the downward collapsing of the said cover, and each of the latter two sections being constructed of a sheet metal body enclosing insulating material.

Signed at Los Angeles, Calif, this 18th day of June 1925.

THOMAS DIOKSON BIBBY. 

